Games

Absolver celebrates 250K sales with new masks

Martial arts brawler Absolver has sold 250,000 units since it launched last month, with developer Sloclap releasing a major software update.

First Look: The Evil Within 2

We spent an hour or so with the game at a recent preview event and came away with high hopes for the upcoming survival horror adventure, even if those hopes are a little tempered by the inherent instability and intangibility of the premise.

Fullbright Founders To Headline Melbourne International Games Week 2017

Victoria’s annual week-long festival celebrating Australia’s local games development is set to take place from the 22nd to 29th of October, with Fullbright cofounders Karla Zimonja and Steve Gaynor set to headline the week’s Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) developer conference.

Dishonored - Death Of The Outsider review: This leaner, meaner stealth-em-up is a safe-bet

If you’re a fan, you’ll likely find Death of the Outsider a strong, if restrained, bookend to this incarnation of the Dishonored franchise you know and love. If you’re an Outsider, you’re probably better off starting with one of the earlier games but this action-heavy installment has a lot to offer regardless.

Sony ghillie up with new Call of Duty bundle

Sony’s Playstation 4 is getting a re-released to the market via a new limited edition, themed around the launch of Call of Duty: WWII.

HyperX Reveals Next Generation Cloud Alpha Gaming Headset

HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology has announced the pre-order of its next generation gaming headset – HyperX Cloud Alpha.

Hellblade review: a harrowing journey to hell and back

Taking place in an unspecified-but-surely-distant past, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice sees players take on the role of a Pictish warrior on a vision quest into the Nordic purgatory of Helheim in an effort to save her lost lover's soul.

Acer expands gaming notebook lineup with Predator Helios 300

Acer has confirmed that their Predator Helios 300 gaming notebook, announced earlier in the year, will be coming to Australian customers in October.

Absolver review: a brilliant, beautiful, buggy brawler

Developed by Sloclap and published by the punk publishing house Devolver Digital, Absolver is a third-person brawler with RPG elements that sees you play as a lone warrior transported to the fictional, cell-shaded and martial-art-obsessed land of Adal.

Razer unveil new Basilisk mouse built for FPS gaming

Gaming hardware and accessories brand Razer have confirmed that their new customizable mouse will be available worldwide from September.

Lawbreakers review: The perils of multiplayer-only experiences mar an otherwise solid shooter

Set in a vaguely science fiction battleground of the near future, the game sees two teams face off in perpetual, gravity-defying combat across eight arena-style maps and five game modes.

GameOn III Developer Conference celebrates the power of sharing knowledge

Speakers at the GameOn III conference will answer questions about what makes or breaks a game at the congress and exhibition centre LITEXPO, Lithuania on September 16th and 17th.

HyperX Unveil Heavy-Duty Gaming Keyboard

Branded as the Alloy Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, the new keyboard features a and solid-steel frame, Cherry MX mechanical switches, lighting effects and 100 percent anti-ghosting/N-key rollover.